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May 5th, 2024

The Unmasking of a Master Forger

A remarkable story of the most expert forger of J.K. Rowling’s signature and how he was unmasked. Soon after launching “Winters Rare Books” at the end of 2022—a bookstore specializing in rare and signed Harry Potter books—I was approached by an American collector interested in acquiring a complete set of signed copies. We swiftly agreed […]

September 23rd, 2022

“Collezionare Harry Potter”, the first complete bibliography of J.K. Rowling’s works in Italian

Salani Editore, the publishing house who translated and published the Harry Potter books (and others J.K. Rowling’s works) in Italy, has recently published Collezionare Harry Potter by Massimo Battista. This new book is the first complete bibliography of J.K. Rowling’s works published in Italian, and it would be the brother of Philip Errington’s JK Rowling: […]

March 16th, 2021

Record price for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Interview with Jeremy Padawer

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published back in 1997, and the original hardback edition was limited to only 500 copies (which almost half of them went to public libraries in the United Kingdom). These copies, or at least the few that remain, are highly desired by collectors who want to have a piece […]

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